già giang
Definition
Noun: * Cangue: An old-fashioned, heavy wooden collar or yoke that was locked around the neck of a prisoner as a form of punishment and public humiliation in historical East Asian societies. It was a large, rectangular board with a hole in the center for the neck.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Tội nhân bị đeo già giang. (The prisoner was forced to wear a cangue.)
- Trong lịch sử, già giang là một hình phạt phổ biến. (Historically, the cangue was a common punishment.)
Advanced Usage
- The term già giang is marked as archaic () and is primarily found in historical texts, literature, or discussions about pre-modern Vietnamese law and punishment. It is not used in contemporary language.
Variants and Related Words
- Gông: This is the more common and general Vietnamese word for "cangue." Già giang is a specific, older term.
- Cùm: Refers to "stocks" or "shackles" for the feet, a related but different instrument of restraint.
Synonyms
- Cangue (English loanword used in historical contexts)
- Pillory (A similar Western instrument of public punishment, though structurally different)
Related Idioms
- Mang gông vào cổ: (To carry a cangue on one's neck) An idiom meaning to bear a heavy burden, shame, or great difficulty.
- Công việc thất bát khiến anh ấy như mang gông vào cổ. (The business failure made him feel as if he were carrying a cangue on his neck.)
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(từ cũ; nghĩa cũ) Cangue, cang
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